# 2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball season

The 2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 9, 2021, and began conference play on January 2, 2022. The regular season ended on March 1, 2022, followed by the 2022 America East men's basketball tournament held March 6–12, 2022. The Vermont Catamounts finished atop conference standings and also won the conference tournament.

## Conference Schedule

Each team is scheduled to play 18 conference games. Each team will play every team twice, once at home and once on the road.

## Head Coaches
### Coach Changes

Albany hired Dwayne Killings after Will Brown left to become head coach and general manager of the Albany Patroons.
Binghamton named Levell Sanders interim head coach after Tommy Dempsey's contract was not renewed.
UMBC hired Jim Ferry after Ryan Odom left to become the head coach at Utah State.

### Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Previous Job | Years At School | Record at School | America East Record | America East Titles | NCAA Tournaments |
| Albany | Dwayne Killings | Marquette (Assistant) | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| Binghamton | Levell Sanders* | Binghamton(Assistant) | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartford | John Gallagher | Penn (Assistant) | 12 | 157-187 | 87-87 | 1 | 1 |
| Maine | Richard Barron | Maine (Women's HC) | 4 | 16-55 | 10-30 | 0 | 0 |
| UMBC | Jim Ferry | Penn State (Interim HC) | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| UMass Lowell | Pat Duquette | Northeastern (Assistant) | 9 | 95-139 | 60-77 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | Bill Herrion | East Carolina | 17 | 197-275 | 114-148 | 0 | 0 |
| NJIT | Brian Kennedy | NJIT (Assistant) | 6 | 63-82 | 6-10 | 0 | 0 |
| Stony Brook | Geno Ford | Stony Brook (Interim HC) | 4 | 29-28 | 17-15 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont | John Becker | Vermont (Assistant) | 11 | 229-96 | 131-27 | 3 | 3 |
Notes:
* Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
* Overall and America East records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season.
* NCAA Tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.
*Interim Head Coach for 2021-22 Season

## Preseason Awards

The Preseason America East Conference men's basketball polls was released on October 21, 2021.

### Preseason men's basketball poll

First Place Votes in Parentheses
* Stony Brook (5) - 77
* Vermont (4) - 71
* New Hampshire (1) - 64
* Hartford - 56
* UMBC - 49
* UMass Lowell - 43
* Albany - 34
* NJIT - 23
* Maine - 16
* Binghamton - 14

### Preseason Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason All-America East Conference Team | Ryan Davis, Vermont |
| Preseason All-America East Conference Team | Nick Guadarrama, New Hampshire |
| Preseason All-America East Conference Team | Jayden Martinez, New Hampshire |
| Preseason All-America East Conference Team | Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook |
| Preseason All-America East Conference Team | Ben Shungu, Vermont |
| Preseason All-America East Conference Team | Austin Williams, Hartford |

## Regular season
### Conference standings

| | | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | |
| Rank | Team | Record | Percent | Record | Percent | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Vermont | 17-1 | .944 | 28-5 | .848 | |
| 2 | UMBC | 11-7 | .611 | 18-14 | .563 | |
| 3 | Stony Brook | 10-8 | .556 | 18-13 | .581 | |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 10-8 | .556 | 15-13 | .536 | |
| 5 | Albany | 9-9 | .500 | 13-18 | .419 | |
| 6 | Hartford | 9-9 | .500 | 12-20 | .375 | |
| 7 | Binghamton | 8-10 | .444 | 12-17 | .414 | |
| 8 | UMass Lowell | 7-11 | .389 | 15-16 | .484 | |
| 9 | NJIT | 6-12 | .333 | 11-18 | .379 | |
| 10 | Maine | 3-15 | .167 | 6-23 | .207 | |

### Conference Matrix

| | Albany | Binghamton | Hartford | Maine | UMBC | UMass Lowell | New Hampshire | NJIT | Stony Brook | Vermont |
| vs. Albany | – | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| vs. Binghamton | 1-1 | – | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| vs. Hartford | | | – | | | | 0-1 | | | 1-0 |
| vs. Maine | | 1-0 | | – | 1-0 | 1-0 | | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| vs. UMBC | 1-0 | | | 0-1 | – | 1-0 | | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| vs. UMass Lowell | 1-0 | 1-0 | | 0-1 | 0-1 | – | 1-0 | 1-0 | | |
| vs. New Hampshire | 0-1 | | 1-0 | | | 0-1 | – | | | 1-0 |
| vs. NJIT | 1-0 | 1-1 | | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | | – | | 1-0 |
| vs. Stony Brook | 0-1 | 0-1 | | 0-1 | 0-1 | | | | – | 1-0 |
| vs. Vermont | | | 0-1 | | 0-1 | | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | – |

### Players of the Week

| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School | Rookie of the Week | School |
| Nov. 15 | Ben Shungu | Vermont | Byron Ireland | Maine |
| Nov. 22 | Ryan Davis | Vermont (2) | Justin Neely | Albany |
| Nov. 29 | Jayden Martinez | New Hampshire | Sam Ihekwoaba | Maine (2) |
| Dec. 6 | Dylan O’Hearn | NJIT | Justin Neely (2) | Albany (2) |
| Dec. 13 | Jahlil Jenkins | Stony Brook | Justin Neely (3) | Albany (3) |
| Dec. 20 | Jahlil Jenkins (2) | Stony Brook (2) | Novak Perovic | Maine (3) |
| Dec. 27 | Hunter Marks | Hartford | Justin Neely (4) | Albany (4) |
| Jan. 3 | Miles Coleman | NJIT (2) | Sam Ihekwoaba (2) | Maine (4) |
| Jan. 10 | Miles Coleman (2) & Ben Shungu (2) | NJIT (3) & Vermont (3) | Sam Ihekwoaba (3) | Maine (5) |
| Jan. 17 | Finn Sulivan | Vermont (4) | Sam Ihekwoaba (4) | Maine (6) |
| Jan. 24 | | | | |
| Jan. 31 | | | | |
| Feb. 7 | | | | |
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| Feb. 28 | | | | |

### Records against other conferences

| Power 7 Conferences | Record | Power 7 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 2-1 | American | None |
| Big East | 0-6 | Big Ten | 0-4 |
| Big 12 | 0-3 | Pac-12 | 0-1 |
| SEC | 0-2 | Power 7 Total | 2-17 |
| Other Division I Conferences | Record | Other Division I Conferences | Record |
| Atlantic 10 | 2-6 | ASUN | 0-1 |
| Big Sky | None | Big South | 1-2 |
| Big West | None | Colonial | 1-2 |
| Conference USA | None | Horizon League | 0-1 |
| Ivy League | 6-7 | MAAC | 2-4 |
| MAC | None | MEAC | None |
| MVC | 2-1 | MWC | 0-1 |
| NEC | 12-9 | OVC | 1-0 |
| Patriot League | 7-5 | SoCon | 0-3 |
| Southland | None | SWAC | None |
| Summit League | None | Sun Belt | 1-1 |
| WAC | None | WCC | None |
| Other Division I Total | Other Division I Total | Other Division I Total | 35-43 |
| NCAA Division I Total | NCAA Division I Total | NCAA Division I Total | 37-60 |
| NCAA Division III Total | NCAA Division III Total | NCAA Division III Total | 11-0 |
| NAIA Total | NAIA Total | NAIA Total | 1-0 |
| USCAA Total | USCAA Total | USCAA Total | 2-0 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | Total Non-Conference Record | Total Non-Conference Record | 51-60 |

## Conference tournament

The top 8 teams from the America East qualify for the conference tournament. The higher seed hosts each game.
| Quarterfinals Sunday, March 6, 2022 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 6, 2022 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 6, 2022 ESPN+ | | | Semifinals Wednesday March 9, 2022 ESPN+ | Semifinals Wednesday March 9, 2022 ESPN+ | Semifinals Wednesday March 9, 2022 ESPN+ | Championship Saturday, March 12, 2022 ESPN2 | Championship Saturday, March 12, 2022 ESPN2 | Championship Saturday, March 12, 2022 ESPN2 |
| 1 | Vermont | 98 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | NJIT | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | NJIT | 59 | | | 1 | Vermont | 74 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Binghamton | 42 | | | |
| 4 | Hartford | 61 | | | 6 | Binghamton | 42 | | | |
| 5 | Albany | 49 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Albany | 49 | | | | | | 1 | Vermont | 82 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Vermont | 82 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 2 | UMBC | 43 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 69 | | | | | | | | | 2 | UMBC | 43 |
| 6 | Binghamton | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Binghamton | 72 | | | 2 | UMBC | 80 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Hartford | 60 | | | |
| 2 | UMBC | 93* | | | 4 | Hartford | 60 | | | |
| 7 | UMass Lowell | 85 | | | | | | | | |